Age-related changes in posture control are differentially affected by postural and cognitive task complexity

Current Aging Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-149

  Bernard Demanze, L ^a   Dumitrescu, M ^b   Jimeno, P ^c   Borel, L ^b   Lacour, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Cabinet de Kinésithérapie   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Center of pressure displacements; Cognitive activity; Dual tasking; Dynamic balance; Posture control; Quiet standing; Statistical and nonlinear analyses of posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; AGE; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77449115216     PISSN: 18746098     EISSN: 18746128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874609810902020135     Document Type: Article

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